说

yuè · shuì · shuō · tuō

to persuade

Radical: 讠 Strokes: 9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Most common

Same radical

语论词计诗调话记识议谢谈

Same radical

语论词计诗调话记识议谢谈证谋试

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Character Decomposition

说=讠+兑

Etymology

speech

Meanings

to persuade

shuì

to speak; to talk; to say

to explain; to comment

to scold; to tell off

(bound form) theory; doctrine

shuō

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Words with 说 770 total

to assert categorically · generally accepted view定说dìng shuō legend; folk tale · to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that...传说chuán shuō to declare; to state · to call; to name称说chēng shuō to debate; to argue辩说biàn shuō to explain (the difference)分说fēn shuō

Idioms with 说 117 total

to allow no explanation不由分说bù yóu fēn shuō (idiom) to make a long story short; to keep it brief长话短说cháng huà duǎn shuō lunatic ravings; nonsense痴人说梦chī rén shuō mèng (let's) not mince words; (let's) not beat about the bush打开天窗说亮话dǎ kāi tiān chuāng shuō liàng huà